Use the strategies suggested on pages 49-54 of the text and discussed in class.
A sample summary can be found on page 54.
Requirements:
The successful summary essay will:
Include in the introduction the title of the source document, the author, the author’s thesis or central purpose, and rhetorical purpose. (For this assignment, Silver’s thesis is the thesis of your essay. Please highlight the thesis.)
Use a neutral tone. (Be objective. The goal of a summary is to report the author's views as accurately as possible, not your response to them.)
be written in third-person point of view, and use the present tense. (Essays using first or second person POV will receive a 5-point deduction in final grade.)
ex: Silver argues that… (not “I thought that” or “You will see that” or “Silver argued that”)
Be paraphrased. (Put the entire summary in your own words. Do not quote.)
Be edited for wordy sentences. (A good summary is short but informative, and at 750 words, every word counts.)
Cite all outside sources, include a Work Cited Page, and be prepared using MLA format. (Do not include the Work Cited page or the header in the word count.)
Represent a significant revision to the first draft.
It is your responsibility to be sure that other students and the instructor can open your document. Suggested Resources:
Chapter One, "Active Critical Reading"
Chapter Two, “Responses, Paraphrases, Summaries, and Quotations”
Attributes ideas to the author consistently throughout.
Accurately and ethically paraphrases the original document
Distinguishes between the author’s main points and his support.
Measures 750 words exactly.
Meets the requirements stated for the assignment.
Due Dates for Writers:
Save the essay with your first initial followed by your last name and then the essay type:Ex: SDoggSummary
Post your draft TO YOUR PERSONAL WIKI PAGE by the beginning of class on September 11.
Print one copy of your essay and bring it with you to class for peer review on Sept. 13. (Please see the syllabus for penalties associated with failure to have a draft on peer review day.)
Due Dates for Readers performing Peer Review:
Download your classmate’s essay.
Use the Peer Review Guidelines to make inline comments.
Include your name as peer reviewer at the end of your comments.
Print 2 copies of the essay you peer reviewed and bring them with you to class on Thursday Sept. 13 (One copy is for the student to use in revision; the other is for the instructor.) Use the comments you receive to further revise your essay.
Final Due Dates:
Your workshopped, revised essays are due for grading at the beginning of class on September 18.
....2. Upload your final essay to your personal Wiki page with Final added to the document name:
Ex: SDoggSummaryFinal
(Please see the syllabus for information about late submission of essay assignments.) PEER REVIEW(Also useful for checking your own work) Please respond to your classmates' work following the recommendations found on Peer Review Guidelines page. a. Find and label (1) the title of the source document, (2) the author, (3) the author’s thesis or central purpose, and (4) the rhetorical context.
b. Did you identify the same thesis? If not, what do you think the thesis is? (Remember, the thesis of THIS essay will be Silver’s thesis.)
c. Verify that the previous items appear in the introductory paragraph.
d. Label the key points of Silver’s article.
e. Label the supporting details. Label which of these details are necessary and which are not.
f. Were there any points where some information seems to have been omitted? (If so, where, and what seems to be missing? Why do you think it might be important?)
g. Were there any points in the summary in which you became lost because a transition was missing? If so, where and how might it be fixed?
h. Find and label any portions of the essay that you believe reflect the writer’s opinion.
i. Find and label all uses of first or second person (I’m, I’m, I’ll, me, mine, you, yours, you’re, you’ll, you’d).
j. Find and label and portions that appear to be written in past tense.
k. Does the writer attribute every idea to the author of the source document? Check that the writer refers to the source document author initially by first and last name and subsequently by last name only.
l. Is a Work Cited page attached? Check that it is correct.
m. Formatting: What font has the writer used?
n. Formatting: Mark places where it appears that the document is more or less than double spaced.
SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT
Fall 2012
The Assignment:
In a 750 word essay, summarize Lee M. Silver’s article, Jennifer and Rachel. This assignment is worth 10% of the final course grade.
How-to:
Requirements:
The successful summary essay will:
ex: Silver argues that… (not “I thought that” or “You will see that” or “Silver argued that”)
It is your responsibility to be sure that other students and the instructor can open your document.
Suggested Resources:
Criteria for Evaluation:
Due Dates for Writers:
Due Dates for Readers performing Peer Review:
Final Due Dates:
- Your workshopped, revised essays are due for grading at the beginning of class on September 18.
....2. Upload your final essay to your personal Wiki page with Final added to the document name:Ex: SDoggSummaryFinal
(Please see the syllabus for information about late submission of essay assignments.)
PEER REVIEW(Also useful for checking your own work)
Please respond to your classmates' work following the recommendations found on Peer Review Guidelines page.
a. Find and label (1) the title of the source document, (2) the author, (3) the author’s thesis or central purpose, and (4) the rhetorical context.
b. Did you identify the same thesis? If not, what do you think the thesis is? (Remember, the thesis of THIS essay will be Silver’s thesis.)
c. Verify that the previous items appear in the introductory paragraph.
d. Label the key points of Silver’s article.
e. Label the supporting details. Label which of these details are necessary and which are not.
f. Were there any points where some information seems to have been omitted? (If so, where, and what seems to be missing? Why do you think it might be important?)
g. Were there any points in the summary in which you became lost because a transition was missing? If so, where and how might it be fixed?
h. Find and label any portions of the essay that you believe reflect the writer’s opinion.
i. Find and label all uses of first or second person (I’m, I’m, I’ll, me, mine, you, yours, you’re, you’ll, you’d).
j. Find and label and portions that appear to be written in past tense.
k. Does the writer attribute every idea to the author of the source document? Check that the writer refers to the source document author initially by first and last name and subsequently by last name only.
l. Is a Work Cited page attached? Check that it is correct.
m. Formatting: What font has the writer used?
n. Formatting: Mark places where it appears that the document is more or less than double spaced.
o. Formatting: Is the title correctly formatted?